1.Module aim (aims)
The module aims at providing chemical background for environmental processes.
It integrates chemistry and geology, meteorology, hydrology, biology as well as
soil science to understand the complexity of Earth surface processes in global
and regional scale.

2.Pre-requisites in
terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Fundamental understanding of
chemistry and geology

3.Learning content

4.1. Genesis of chemical
elements. The abundance and distribution of the elements in the Universe.
Isotopes. Geochemical classifications of the elements.